Global Patent Index - EP 1784600 A4

EP 1784600 A4 20140611 - MEDICAL COUPLING SYSTEM

Title (en)

MEDICAL COUPLING SYSTEM

Title (de)

MEDIZINISCHES VERBINDUNGSSYSTEM

Title (fr)

SYSTEME DE COUPLAGE MEDICAL

Publication

EP 1784600 A4 20140611 (EN)

Application

EP 05784130 A 20050809

Priority

  • US 2005028262 W 20050809
  • US 91557404 A 20040811

Abstract (en)

[origin: US2006033331A1] An adapter that bridges the connecting ends of a medication providing device and a fluid connector includes a housing shroud that is fitted at one end with a core and at its other end with an inner shroud. Once fitted to the housing shroud, the core and the inner shroud each are not removable from the housing shroud. A catch hub is provided within the housing shroud for non-removably maintaining the core to the housing shroud. The core is rotatable relative to the housing shroud. Sufficient friction is provided between the core and the housing shroud to enable the medication providing device to be readily coupled to the core. Once the medication providing device is coupled to the core, and therefore the adapter, additional rotational movement, in either direction, of the medication providing device would only cause the core to rotate freely relative to the housing shroud, thereby preventing the medication providing device such as a syringe from being removed from the adapter. The inner shroud has a catch mechanism that enables it to mate readily with a connector, if the connector is rotated in one direction. The catch mechanism is designed such that once the connector is fully mated to the inner shroud, further rotational movement along the coupling direction would cause the inner shroud to rotate freely relative to the housing shroud. The catch mechanism is further configured to allow the connector to be removed if it were to be turned in a counter rotational direction. The connecting portion of the inner shroud is configured to accept a complementary connector. The connecting portion of the core likewise is configured to accept a complementary connector of the medication providing device to ensure that a proper medication conveying path is established between the medication providing device and the connector, and therefore the patient.

IPC 8 full level

F16L 25/00 (2006.01); A61M 39/10 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A61M 39/10 (2013.01 - EP US); A61M 39/1011 (2013.01 - EP US); A61M 2039/1027 (2013.01 - EP US); A61M 2039/1033 (2013.01 - EP US); A61M 2039/1077 (2013.01 - EP US); A61M 2039/1094 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

US 2006033331 A1 20060216; US 7497484 B2 20090303; CA 2575136 A1 20060223; CA 2575136 C 20150414; CA 2844560 A1 20060223; CN 101360946 A 20090204; CN 101360946 B 20110803; CN 102218192 A 20111019; CN 102218192 B 20130313; CN 103127606 A 20130605; CN 103127606 B 20150325; CN 103230645 A 20130807; EP 1784600 A2 20070516; EP 1784600 A4 20140611; JP 2008509739 A 20080403; JP 2012166034 A 20120906; JP 2014039847 A 20140306; JP 2015083144 A 20150430; JP 4981670 B2 20120725; JP 5469188 B2 20140409; JP 6041849 B2 20161214; MX 2007001691 A 20070412; US 2009102192 A1 20090423; US 2011224651 A1 20110915; US 2013245612 A1 20130919; US 8372059 B2 20130212; US 8721628 B2 20140513; WO 2006020635 A2 20060223; WO 2006020635 A3 20080117

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 91557404 A 20040811; CA 2575136 A 20050809; CA 2844560 A 20050809; CN 200580026977 A 20050809; CN 201110119260 A 20050809; CN 201310015249 A 20050809; CN 201310015584 A 20050809; EP 05784130 A 20050809; JP 2007525737 A 20050809; JP 2012056442 A 20120313; JP 2013202210 A 20130927; JP 2014243438 A 20141201; MX 2007001691 A 20050809; US 2005028262 W 20050809; US 201113064929 A 20110427; US 201213729430 A 20121228; US 28926408 A 20081023